QRS duration or QRS morphology what really matters in cardiac resynchronization therapy?

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1104-1117

  Poole, Jeanne E ^a   Singh, Jagmeet P ^b   Birgersdotter Green, Ulrika ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

bundle branch block; implantable defibrillator; pacing

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART SIZE; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; QRS INTERVAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS;

EID: 84959263658     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.12.039     Document Type: Review

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